Board of Directors
The Friends Board of Directors has a strong commitment to serving the many constituents of our organization. But first and foremost, they focus their energies on those who take advantage of our programs and services.
Our Board represents a cross-section of our community and has a passion for our organization and those we serve. Board Members work hard to promote long-term sustainability of the organization and its vision for the future.
Lauren Angelo - Co-President
Community Volunteer and Former Software Engineer
Aletha Coleman, JD, CPA - Co-President
Tax Attorney and CPA (retired) and Community Volunteer
Kelly Bavor - Vice-President
Educator and Community Volunteer
Steve Emslie - Secretary
Goodyear Peterson Hayward & Assoc. - Regional Director;
City of Palo Alto Planning & Community Environment - former Director
Jon Kiya - Treasurer
Boston Private - Senior Vice President & Team Leader, Corporate Client Group
Carolyn Amster, CPA, JD, LLM - Assistant Treasurer
Burr, Pilger, Mayer, Inc. - Tax Partner
Wiley Anderson
Investor, former Software Engineer
Rebecca Bridges
Educator and Community Volunteer
Annette Bialson, JD
Bialson, Bergen and Schwab - Founder & COO
Former Chair of Palo Alto Planning & Transportation Commission; former President of Planning & Community Development Dept. League of CA Cities
Paul Hopkins
Colt Data Centre Services (DCS) - VP of U.S. Sales
Marshall Koch
MRK Asset Management, LLC - President
Sabah Mansoor
Community Volunteer
Mark Murray
Lane Partners - Principal
Anna Richardson White
SVP, Communications and Brand Marketing
Evelyn Semenza
Education Researcher and Community Volunteer
Tim Stitt
Vance Brown Builders
Meredith Tan
Community Volunteer
Jonny Thaw
Director of Marketing
Roxy Rapp - Emeritus
